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APPLICATION NO.
FILING DATE
FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
CONFIRMATION NO
□
10/772,566
02/04/2004
26259 7590 06/26/2006
LICATA & TYRRELL P.C
66 E. MAIN STREET
MARLTON, NJ 08053
Amy B. Howell
78687-128
5105
EXAMINER
ART UNIT
SOLOLA, TAOFIQA
PAPER NUMBER
1626
DATE MAILED: 06/26/2006
Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
PTO-90C (Rev. 10/03)
Notice of Abandonment
Application no.
10/772,566
Applicant(s)
HOWELL ET AL.
Examiner
Taofiq A. Solola
Art Unit
1626
- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-
This application is abandoned in view of:
1 ■ □ Applicant's failure to timely file a proper reply to the Office letter mailed on 07 November 2005 .
(a) □ A reply was received on (with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated ), which is after the expiration of the
period for reply (including a total extension of time of month(s)) which expired on .
(b) □ A proposed reply was received on , but it does not constitute a proper reply under 37 CFR 1.113 (a) to the final rejection.
(A proper reply under 37 CFR 1 .1 13 to a final rejection consists only of: (1) a timely filed amendment which places the
application in condition for allowance; (2) a timely filed Notice of Appeal (with appeal fee); or (3) a timely filed Request for
Continued Examination (RCE) in compliance with 37 CFR 1.114).
(c) □ A reply was received on but it does not constitute a proper reply, or a bona fide attempt at a proper reply, to the non-
final rejection. See 37 CFR 1 .85(a) and 1 .1 1 1 . (See explanation in box 7 below).
(d) ^ No reply has been received.
2. □ Applicant's failure to timely pay the required issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, within the statutory period of three months
from the mailing date of the Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85).
(a) □ The issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, was received on (with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated
). which is after the expiration of the statutory period for payment of the issue fee (and publication fee) set in the Notice of
Allowance (PTOL-85).
(b) □ The submitted fee of $ is insufficient. A balance of $ is due.
The issue fee required by 37 CFR 1.18 is $ . The publication fee, if required by 37 CFR 1.18(d), is $ .
(c) □ The issue fee and publication fee, if applicable, has not been received.
3-D Applicant's failure to timely file corrected drawings as required by, and within the three-month period set in, the Notice of
Allowability (PTO-37).
(a) □ Proposed corrected drawings were received on (with a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission dated ), which is
after the expiration of the period for reply.
(b) □ No corrected drawings have been received.
4. □ The letter of express abandonment which is signed by the attorney or agent of record, the assignee of the entire interest, or all of
the applicants.
5. □ The letter of express abandonment which is signed by an attorney or agent (acting in a representative capacity under 37 CFR
1 .34(a)) upon the filing of a continuing application.
6. □ The decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interference rendered on and because the period for seeking court review
of the decision has expired and there are no allowed claims.
7. □ The reason(s) below:
Applicant's representative confirmed abandonment of this applcation in a telephone interview of 6/16/06.
Art Unit: 1626
Petitions to revive under 37 CFR 1.137(a) or (b), or requests to withdraw the holding of abandonment under 37 CFR 1.181 , should be promptly filed to
minimize any negative effects on patent term.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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